The Arabic language and national identity : a study in ideology /

The core focus of this study is Arab nationalism in the Middle East. Yasir Suleiman links the role of language to the articulation of a nationalist ideology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Suleiman, Yasir
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2003.
Temas:
Language and culture > Arab countries.
Arabic language > Social aspects.
Arabic language > Political aspects.
Arab nationalism.
National characteristics, Arab.
Arabs
Langage et culture > États arabes.
Arabe (Langue) > Aspect social.
Arabe (Langue) > Aspect politique.
Nationalisme arabe.
Arabes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and culture.
Arab countries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Arabic language and national identity : aims and scope
  • Aims of the study : the disciplinary context
  • What is national identity?
  • Theoretical and empirical scope
  • Setting the scene
  • Definition : the Achilles Heel
  • Two modes of defining the nation
  • Two types of nation, two types of nationalism
  • Language and national identity
  • The past lives on
  • In praise of Arabic
  • Hikmat al-'Arab : wisdom of the Arabs
  • Lahn : solecism
  • 'Ajam and 'Arab
  • The Arabs as a nation (umma) : further evidence
  • The Arabic language unites us
  • From Ottomanism to Turkism : the Turkification of the Ottoman Turks
  • From Ottomanism to Arabism : preliminary remarks
  • The Placards
  • Resisting linguistic Turkification
  • The intellectuals speak
  • Ibrahim al-Yaziji : from immediate aims to underlying motives
  • Arabic, first and foremost
  • Under the banner of Arabic
  • Sati' al-Husri : Arabic, first and foremost
  • Populism : a question of style
  • Nation, language and education
  • Defining the Arab nation
  • Arab nationalism and the ideologisation of the language
  • Nation, language and religion
  • Between the standard and the dialects : the case for linguistic reforms
  • Zaki al-Arsuzi : the genius of the Arab nation inheres in its language
  • The Arabic language and territorial nationalism
  • The Arabic language and territorial nationalism : Antun Sa'ada and regional Syrian nationalism
  • The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : early beginnings
  • The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : full elaboration
  • The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : Salama Musa
  • The Arabic language and Egyptian Nationalism : Taha Husayn
  • The Arabic language and Egyptian Nationalism : Luwis 'Awad
  • The Arabic language and Lebanese Nationalism : 'Abdalla Lahhud
  • The Arabic language and Lebanese nationalism : Kamal Yusuf al-Haj
  • Conclusion : looking back, looking forward
  • The Arabic language and national identity : looking back
  • The Arabic language and national identity : looking forward.

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